Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) hit back at her fellow Armed Services Committee colleague, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), after Ernst backed down from her opposition to Pentagon chief nominee Pete Hegseth, facing mounting pressure from MAGA allies.

“Alternative energies like sustainable aviation fuel create jobs in rural areas, bolster our national security, and reduce carbon emissions from air travel,” said Senator Klobuchar. “This bipartisan bill with Senators Moran and Ernst will be another step forward in securing new markets for domestically produced biofuel.”

The plan to add five incoming and five outgoing flights was included in the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act last year.

Despite Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's narrow confirmation in the U.S. Senate, MAGA could still harbor a grudge against the three Senate Republicans who voted down President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon.

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking vote from JD Vance.

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

In the case of Iowa’s Joni Ernst, conservatives threatened to run against her if she didn’t back Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth — before she announced she would.

by GEOFF HARRIS | The National News Desk TOPICS: WASHINGTON (TNND) — Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus Chair Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, just introduced legislation aimed toward ...

The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.

The Senate voted 59 to 34 to confirm Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, as the new head of the Homeland Security Department.

United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) recently announced Hancock County’s Original Saw Company in Britt as her small business of the week. Ernst chairs the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee.

They vowed to stay together "for better" and "for worse" and they certainly had their fair share of "worse", but 30 years on Joni Eareckson Tada and her husband Ken want to share with others the secret to a contented marriage. Joni married Ken, a football ...